88. DeSoto Point AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 31.380 North/082 38.462 WestLocation: found in the pocket of 6-foot waters just inside the shelter of DeSoto Point, south and east of flashing daybeacon #12Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but caution is required to avoid 4-foot shallowsSwing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 36 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good, but open to eastern and northeasterly winds

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93. Bradenton Waterfront AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 30.056 North/082 34.476 WestLocation: will be discovered south of unlighted daybeacon #22Minimum Depth: 6-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good, but open to northern and northwestern winds

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95. Bunces Pass Easterly AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 38.834 North/082 43.149 WestLocation: found on the waters just south of the Bunces Pass channel, immediately west of the fixed 19-foot bridgeMinimum Depth: 7-8 feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good, except in strong western and southwestern winds

Rating: Special Comment: your craft must be able to clear the 19 foot fixed bridge before this anchorage can be safely accessed

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96. Bunces Pass Western AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 38.703 North/082 44.184 WestLocation: will be discovered on the waters just northwest of the charted offshoot in the southerly banks, between charted and unlighted daybeacons #4 and #2Minimum Depth: 8-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good

Rating: Special Comment: your craft must be able to clear the 19 foot fixed bridge before this anchorage can be safely accessed

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98. Little Bayou Southerly AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 43.325 North/082 37.903 WestLocation: will be discovered hard by unlighted daybeacon #17Minimum Depth: 5-6 feet, but even a slight mistake to the west can land you in 3 feet of waterSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 32 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good

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100. Big Bayou AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 44.358 North/082 38.129 WestLocation: lies about mid-way between unlighted daybeacons #14 and #16Minimum Depth: 7-feet, but the bayou’s entrance channel can be very difficult for anyone without specific local knowledgeSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feetFoul Weather Shelter: good

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101. North Yacht Basin AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 46.538 North/082 37.765 WestLocation: found on the waters of the northernmost basin of the principal St. Petersburg waterfront, north of the charted “Municipal PierSpecial Note: This anchorage is, as of later 2011, early 2012, being converted to a mooring field, and all anchored vessels have been asked to leave. There is still a pay-for dinghy dock available in the harbor’s northwest cornerMinimum Depth: 9-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feetFoul Weather Shelter: very good

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102. Coffeepot Bayou Outer AnchorageLat/Lon: near 27 47.494 North/082 37.050 WestLocation: found on the waters of the deep offshoot makes off to the north, just short of Coffeepot Bayou’s easterly entranceMinimum Depth: 10-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feetFoul Weather Shelter: very good except with strong southern winds in the offing

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